MAKE CUPCAKES:--pre heat oven to 350--grease 12 cupcake cups or line with paper liners--cream softened butter and sugar together till fluffy--add eggs and blend well--in seperate small bowl combine cocoa and food coloring and stir. Once you have thick paste then add to mixture.--sift salt and flour together into mixture--add vanilla, buttermilk, and water to mixture--in seperate small bowl combine vinegar and baking soda. Fold into cake mixture--pour mixture into cupcake cups.--bake 15 to 20 minutes or until a wood toothpick inserted into middle of cupcake comes out clean.--let cool for 10 minutes. Then turn out onto rack and let finish cooling.

Isn't 2 ounces of red food coloring a lot. I was going to make these and went for the ingredients, if this is right, the recipe would contain 2 bottles of red food coloring. Just seems excessive and wouldn't that alter the taste?